Test device for determining time delay in pulse repeaters



A. F. HAsBRook 2,604,622 TERMINING TIME Y DELAY IN PULs July 22, 1952TEST DEVICEEOR D REPEATERS 2 SHEETS--sx-IEET 1 Filed March 30, 1949 l lI 4 5 WM Wm r. Mm .w M w i M M JW m ,hm/M M @WJ/M M im 5. J/ M f .9% 5My E. W inn Z .wf f .5 p M M@ m mw, yf? @M f@ I ya, a. H u l H H H||Wilmlnr -l ,4 a y E f a Patented July 22, 1952 TEST DEVICE FonDETERMININGY TIME DELAY 1N PULSE REPEATERS Arthur F. Hasbrook, SanAntonio, Tex., 'assigner to Olive S. Petty, San Antonio, Tek.

Application March 3o, 1949, serial No. 84,360

This invention relates to vimprovements in apparatus for use in theYelectronic measurement of distances by transmission of radio pulses, andis more particularly concerned with the measurement and adjustment ofthe time delays inherent in certain apparatus employed in such systems.

It is a common expedient, l in the measurement of distance by radiosignaling, to transmit a timing signal from a master station to adistant repeater station at which the signal is received and againtransmitted or 'reradiated for reception at the master station. Theinterval of time which elapses between the transmission of the initialsignal fromthe master station and the arrival of the retransmittedsignal thus is a measure of the distance between the two stations. Forhighest possible accuracy, it is necessary to determine and allow forthe time delays inherent in certain circuit elements. Although properdesign and arrangement may minimize or compensate for delays occurringat the master station, the time delay at the distant repeater stationusually oiiers difficulty, especially since delay may there bedeliberately introduced for `the purpose of equalizing the total delayat each of several repeater stations.V I

It has heretofore been proposed to adjust or measure these delays by theuse of complex circuit arrangements involving generationof accurate timebases, but these have not proved to be entirely satisfactory. It istherefore a primary purpose of the instant invention to providerelatively simple apparatus operating with a high degree cf accuracy forthe standardization and adjustment of time delays. and especially thoseoccurring ata repeater station, in a system of the type described.

It is a further object to provide apparatus whereby the delay in thesignal path vatthe repeater station may be accurately checked at themaster station.

Further objects and features of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,in which Figure 1 is a block diagram of a measuring system employing theprinciples of the invention;

Figure 2 is a seriesV of curves illustrative of signals which may beproduced at various points in the system shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 represents a cathode ray screen showing a typical displayobtained by the use of the system;

Figures 4 and 5 are diagrams' of components employed inthe system ofFigure l and 7 claims. (ci. 34e-12) Figure' 6 is a curve representingthe signal energydev'eloped at a point in the circuit shown in Figure 5.

While the invention is described with reference to the measurement ofdistance by radio transmission and with the use of conventionalequipment as represented in the annexed drawings, it will be understoodthat such further uses of the inventive concept and various Vadaptationsand modifications of the system elements are contemplated as would occurto those skilled inthe art to which the invention relates.

Referring iirst to Figure 1 of the drawing, it will be observed that amaster station It is provided with a transmitter II and a receiver I2.Various equipment components atmthe master station are conventional andthe details thereof form no part of the instant invention. It will beunderstood, however, that in accordance with common practice in thisiield, a signal is radiatedby the transmitter II at the master stationI0 to one or more base or repeater stations, at each of which the signalis received and retransmitted to the receiver I2 at the master station,The signal has a recurring waveform of predetermined frequency, and isdescribed herein for simplication as a pulsed signal. Suitable equipmentis employed at the master station to measure the elapsed time betweentransmission and reception ofthe signal and thereby to determine thedistance to the base station or stations.

Figure 1 also discloses diagrammatically certain of the variouscomponents which may be employed ateach of the base or repeaterstations, including a receiver I5 for thepulsed signals radiated by themaster stationv It, a transmitter I6 for radiating the received signalto the receiver I2 at the master station I0, andan adjustfable delaydevice I8 through which signal energy is fed from the receiver I5 to thetransmitter IS at the repeater station.

In' order tol simplifyA the description ofY the apparatus atthebaseorrepeater station, the transmitter I 6 will be describedasfunctioning to reradiat'e' the signalV received by the receiver I5,although it will be understood that the arrangement i's the usual one inwhich the transmitter I6 is controlled by the output of receiver I5 toradiateasignal related to the received signal. It will also `beundrstoodIthat while the adjustable delay device I8, which may comprise anyconventional delay network, multifvibrator circuit, etc. is illustratedas a unit, it will beappreciatedthat any suitable adjustable delay meansmay be incorporated in and form a part of the transmitter, for certainpurposes of the invention. The principal use of the adjustable delaydevice is to permit establishing a uniform period of delay in theover-all system, including the receiver and transmitter, at each ofseveral base or repeater stations serving a common master station. Theequipment thus far described is conventional and forms per se no part ofthe instant invention.

It will be appreciated that the over-all time delay should be keptconstant in order to avoid the introduction of errors into the finaltime or distance indication, and in order to maintain the time delay ata known xed value at the base station, I employ a delay synchronizer,the principal components of which are embraced in the dotted rectangle20 of Figure 1 of the drawing, shown in more detail in Figure 4. Brieflydescribed, the synchronizer aords a visual indication of two signals insuperposed relation, both derived from the output of receiver I5, onesignal being passed through a calibrated standard delay, and the othersignal being passed through adjustable delay I 8, transmitter I6, andreceiver I5, so that the over-all delay in the receivertransmitter`system at the base station may be compared directly with a calibratedstandard delay, and regulated whenever necessary by manipulation ofadjustable delay device I8.

Thus part of the signal output from receiver I is fed through acalibrated standard delay 22 having a xed delayvvalue to terminal 24 ofelectronic switch diagrammatically represented at 25, and is also feddirectly to terminal 26 of the switch. From this switch the selectedsignal is fed lthrough a display delay 21, and a signal amplier 28 andis then impressed across plates I24, I2'5 of a cathode ray tube 30.Electronic switch 25 may be replaced by any other conventional switchingdevice operable suiiciently rapidly to ensure persistence of a visualimage in tube 30 corresponding both to the directly transmitted signaland the delay signal after passage through the calibrated standard delay22.

The output of receiver I5 is also fed through a triggered sweepgenerator 35 and impressed on plates 61, BB of tube 30 to provide asuitable time base, the generator being of the conventional typeproviding a sawtooth output wave upon actuation by a trigger signal,such as the output signal from receiver I5. A conventional intensitygate 38,v energized from generator 35, controls the potential on grid ofthe tube so as to render the tube inoperative except during the arrivalof wanted signal energy.

The mode of operation of the apparatus thus far described may bereadilyrunderstood from an examination of Figure 2. Thus the inventioncontemplates that the signal energy radiated by transmitter II, as wellas that reradiated by transmitter IS, will be received and will appearin the output of receiver I5. This is illustrated in curve A ofFigure2l, the rst pulse being that received directly from thetransmitter Yat the master station, and the second pulsebeing thatreradiated to the master station but also received locally by thereceiver I5. It will be appreciated that the spacing between the twopulses is caused by the delay'occurring in adjustable delay device I8,transmitter I 6, and receiver I5.

The iirst of the pulses shown at A triggers the sweep generator 35, theoutput of the generator being a sawtooth wave form essentially as shownat B. It will be appreciated that the duration, shape, and amplitude ofthe'sweep Waveform iS determined by the characteristics of the generator35. The output of the generator is applied to cathode ray tube 30 in theconventional manner to provide an acceptable time base or horizontalsweep.

Assuming first that electronic switch 25 is transmitting the signalapplied at terminal 24, the waveform shown at A will be delayed inpassage through calibrated delay 22 and display delay 21. The resultingdelayed waveform is as shown at C, and since the second or retransmittedpulse now falls outside the sawtooth sweepwave shown at B, it will notbe displayed on tube 30, the effective signal being that shown at D. 1

If it now be assumed that electronic switch 25 is transmitting thesignal applied at terminal 25, the waveform shown at A will be delayedonly by the display delay 21, and will appear as shown at E, both theoriginal and the retransmitted pulses falling within the effectivelength of the sweepwave shown at B, so that both pulses are reproducedon the screen of tube `i() essentially as shown at F.

In order. to avoid over-illumination of the trailing end ofthe trace.appearing on tube 3D, the sweep wave may also be applied throughintensity gate 38 to bias the-control grid 15 of tube 3D, whereby theelectron `beam is reduced in intensity at the end of the sweep.

In Figure 3 is shown a typical display on the screen of the cathode raytube 30, the trace showing in superposed relation the two pulsesrepresented at F in Figure 2 and the single pulse represented at D inFigure 2, the latter being shown in dotted line for clarity. Asrepresented in Figure 3, the initial. pulse, delayed by passage throughthe standard delay, is shown substantially in coincidence with thesecondor retransmitted pulse which has not been delayed. Should variation incircuit characteristics occur, so that the delayed pulse no longercoincides with the retransmitted undelayed pulse, then by manipulationof adjustable delay I 8 the required coincidence can be re-established.In this manner the total delay at the base station may always be keptconstant by comparison with the calibrated standard delay 22 asdescribed.

In order that the calibrated delay 22 may be checked occasionally inorder to ensure full accuracy, a selector switch 40 may be provided, theswitch 4D having three contacts 4I, 42, and 43. In normal operation ofthe system, contact 4I is selected, but by selection of contact 42,adjustable delay I 8 may be eliminated from the circuit, and byselection of contact 43 the signal is caused to pass through thecalibrated delay 22 Ibefore reradiation to the masterstation. Thus forpurposes of testing the value of the calibrated delay, selector switch4i) may be manipulated to select in succession contact 4,2 and contact43. The additional delay in signal transmission which occurs onselection of contact 43 is thus representative of the time value ofcalibrated delay 22, and this may be checked at the master station Il)for the purpose of standardizing the calibrated delay devices at each ofthe several base stations.

The circuits thus far described are illustrated in more detail inFigures 4 and 5, similar reference characters being'used to denote thevarious units of the apparatus represented diagrammatically in Figure 1.

Referring rst to the 'triggered sweep generator 35, it will be observedthat signal "energy vfrom the output of lbase station receiver l5, whichis supplied to contact 42 of switch 40 as described, is fed to amplitudecontrol 5| and thence through capacitor 52 to the cathode coupledmultivibrator comprising tubes 51 and 59, plate load resistors 55 and56, grid resistors 53 and 60, and coupling capacitor 58. On being.triggered ,by a signal pulse, multivibrator action occurs, and theplate of tube 51 becomes highly negative for the duration of the pulse.The negative 4pulse thus generated is applied through'capacitor 5| tothe grid of tube 53 which, together with the associated elements 52, G4and 65 censtitutes a' sweep geherator circuit. Thus 'in the quiescentstate, tube 63 draws considerable Aplate current; and the potential atthe lplate is relatively low because of the drop in plate load resistor64. When the grid of tube 63 becomes highly negative on arrival of thetrigger pulse, current flow ceases, (and timing capacitor S5 is chargedby plate load resistor S4, to produce the sweep or sawtooth waveform.This sweep signal is lthen applied through capacitor 65 to amplier tube`Eil, the output being applied to plate load resistor andthroughcapacitor 11 to one horizontal [plate 61 olf-cathode ray tube 3d. Toeliminate distortion, the output of tube 69 is also fed throughcapacitor 1| and resistor 12 to a phase inverting tube'l, the gain ofwhich is reduced to unity appropriate selection of values of capicitor1| and resistor 12. The output of tube 13 is supplied throughcapacitor18 to the other of the horizontal plates of tube SG, indicated at 60. Itwill be understood that positioning circuits and other apparatusoommonly associated with cathode ray tubes are included, but are notillustrated in order to avoid undue complexity.

In order to blank out the ilyback trace on the catchode-ray tube 30,which might otherwise interfere with observed signals, the grid of thetube is normally biased so as to prevent passage of the electron stream.During the signal period an intensity gate circuit 38 is provided so asto overcome this normal bias and Vpermit illumination of the screen.Tube 8| with associated grid resistor 80, and plate load resistor 83comprise an intensity gating circuit. Normally tube 8| is underbiased soas to draw considerable plate current, but when negative trigger isapplied via capacitor 19 to the grid oitube 8|, plate current is cutoil. and a positive voltage pulse occurs at the plate. This voltagepulse is applied through capacitor 84 to the grid 15 of the cathode-raytube 30, so as to overcome the normal bias and permit illumination oithe screen. By suitable choice of the values of capacitor 19 andresistor 80, the pulse duration may be adjusted to provide gatingonlyduring the time of the sweep, as illustrated in Figure 2, at G.

It is -essential to note that the pulse duration at the plate of tube 51may be quite long compared with the length of theI nal sweep waveform.Tube 63 and its associated'timing elements determine this sweep wavetime, and the pulse from tube 51 merely initiates the waveform. Duringthe period of negative pulse at the plate of tube 51, the grid of thattube is well above cut-oil potential and unresponsive to additionalsignals which may be applied through capacitor 52. Thus the triggeredsweep generator is unresponsive to trigger pulses which occur during theperiod immediately following the main trigger pulse, because thecathode-cou- 6 pled multivibrator is already in the triggered state.

As hereinbefore explained, the displayed signal is transmitted to thecathode ray tube from the output of receiver l5 through two electricalpaths in sequencey by means of a switching device 25, the calibratedstandard delay 22 being interposed in one only of these paths. Switchingdevice 25 thus Vserves to supply the cathode ray tube alternately withdelayed and undelayed signals, the rate of alternation beingsuiiiciently high to afford optical continuity of the two traces.

Certain of the components of the signal circuit are illustrated in moredetail in the lower portion of Figure 4. Thus'the signal from the outputof base station receiver |5, which is supplied to contact 42 of 'switch40 as described, `is applied directly to the control grid of tube 93;the saine signal, after passage through the calibrated delay 22 assuppliedto contact 43 is applied to control grid of tube S1. Tubes 93and 91 have a common plate load resistor 94, screen resistor 95, andscreen by-pass capacitor 9B. The cathodes of the two tubes areindependently connected to the electronic switch circuit comprisingtubes |00 and |05, the elements of the switch circuit beingconventional.

The electronic switch is essentially a free-running multivibrator, theperiod of which is determined primarily by the values of couplingcapacitors |02, |03 and grid resistors 90 and |01. It will beappreciated that the multivibrator action alternately changes thecathode potential of tubes 93 and 91, whereby the latter are alternatelypermitted to pass the signal. The output of these tubes is fed throughcapacitor |08 to tube this tube and its associated elements comprising acathode follower. The output of `tube is applied across cathode resistorH0, .so as to furnish a low impedance source for display delay 21, whichfunctions to insure display of signals near the middle of the sweep timeto facilitate study. From display delay 21 the signal is fed throughamplier 28, comprising tube |2| and associated elements, and thencethrough capacitor |26 to the vertical deiiection plate |25 ofcathode-ray tube 30. The coacting vertical deflection plate |24 isgrounded through capacitor |21, positioning controls being omitted inthe interests of clarity.

It Will be appreciated that the reradiation of pulses which have oncebeen reradiated by transmitter I6 and again received in receiver I5 isundesirable. Arrangements are therefore made whereby the transmitter 6is rendered unresponsive to the reradiated signal, one such arrangementbeing illustrated in Figure 5. Thus the energy fed to transmitter l5through adjustable delay I0 from contact 4| may be applied to a pulseamplifier tube |34, having associated therewith grid resistor ISI, plateload resistor |35, screen resistor |3t` and screen by-pass capacitor|31. The negative output pulse from tube |34 is applied to the plate of-tube |39, which with oscillation transformer |38, grid capacitor |40,grid resistor |4|, voltage divider resistors |42 and |44, decouplingresistor |45 and decoupling capacitor |46 constitutes a single cycleblocking oscillator. Inthe quiescent state, plate current in tube rISHis held to cut-oit by the positive bias applied to the cathode of thetube through voltage divider resistors |42 and |44. When a negativetrigger pulse is applied to the plate of tube |39, oscillation occurswhich terminates at the end of a single cycle because of excessivenegative bias developed on the grid of the tube. The circuit of Figuremay be formed as part of the transmitter I6, the circuit output beingsupplied to the pulse modulator of the transmitter in the conventionalmanner.

In Figure 6 is shown the typical waveform at the grid of blockingoscillator tube |39. As blocking oscillator action occurs, the gridvoltage rises to a positive peak X, falls rapidly to a strongly negativepeak Y, and slowly recovers to point Z. During the period represented byY-Z the circuit is unresponsive to input trigger pulses. By varying thevalues lof capacitor |40 and resistor |4|, and to some extent resistor|42 and capacitor |43. the recovery time Y-Z can be varied over a widerange. In the operation of the system herein described, the constantsare soV selected that this recovery time is almost as long as theinterval between pulses transmitted from the master station |0. Thus theinitial pulse from the output of receiver l5 is passed through thecircuit shown in Figure 6 and reradiated by transmitter I6. Thereradiated pulse, after reception in receiver I5, is blocked by thiscircuit and is not again radiated. It will be perceived that by theapplication of the principles set forth herein, accurate adjustment ofthe over-all delay at each base station may readily be effected, to theend that the delay may be uniform at the several base stations.

In the application of the instant invention to a signaling systememploying sine wave modulation, for instance as described and claimed inmy co-pending application, Serial No. 84,359 filed concurrentlyherewith, the modulating wave may be shaped into pulses beforeapplication to the delay synchronizer 2D of the instant system.Furthermore, since the use of continuous wave systems does not normallypermit transmission and reception on the same frequency, a secondreceiver at the base station, tuned to the output of transmitter I6,would be required. Since receivers offer little delay and virtually novariations in delay, the use of two receivers offers no serious problem.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In electronic distance measuring systems having a master stationtransmitting a recurrent waveform signal, and a base station receivingsaid signal and reradiating a conforming signal to said master station,said system having at said base station a receiver, a transmitterreradiating signal energy derived from the receiver output, and anadjustable delay device associated with said base station receiver andtransmitter for delaying the reradiation of said signal to a controlledextent, said base station receiver receiving initial signals transmittedfrom said master station and signals reradiated from said base stationtransmitter. the combination at said base station with a signal displaydevice, of two electrical paths for conducting signal energy from saidbase station receiver to said display device, a calibrated delay deviceinterposed in one only of said paths, and a switching device operable topass alternately through said paths both the initial and the reradiatedsignals, whereby the extent of delay in said calibrated delay device andin said base station transmitter, receiver, and adjustable delay devicemay be compared, and means blocking the radiation by said transmitter ofreradiated signal energy received by said base station receiver.

2. In electronic distance measuring systems having a master stationtransmitting a recurrent waveform signal, and a base station receivingsaid signal and reradiating a conforming signal to said master station,said system having at said base station a receiver, a transmitterreradiating signal energy derived from the receiver output, and anadjustable delay device associated with said base station receiver andtransmitter for delaying the reradiation of said signal to a controlledextent, said base station receiver receiving initial signals transmittedfrom said master station and signals reradiated from said base stationtransmitter, the combination at said base station with a signal displaydevice, of two electrical pathsfor conducting signal energy from saidbase station receiver to said display device, a calibrated delay deviceinterposed in one only of said paths, and a switching device operable topass alternately through said paths both the initial and the reradiatedsignals. whereby the extent of delay in said calibrated delay device andin said base station transmitter, receiver, and adjustable delay devicemay be compared, and a sweep generator delivering to said display devicesweep signals having a duration not substantially greater than the totaldelay period in said base station receiver, adjustable delay device, andtransmitter, whereby reradiated signals passed through said calibrateddelay device are not displayed.

3. In electronic distance measuring systems having a master stationtransmitting a recurrent waveform signal, and a base station receivingsaid signal and reradiating a conforming signal to said master station,said system having at said base station a receiver, a transmitterreradiating signal energy derived from the receiver output, and anadjustable delay device associated with said base station receiver andtransmitter for delaying the reradiation of said signal to a controlledextent, said base station receiver receiving initial signals transmittedfrom said master station and signals reradiated from said base stationtransmitter, the combination at said base station with a signal displaydevice, of two electrical paths for conducting signal energy from saidbase station receiver to said display device, a calibrated delay deviceinterposed in one only of said paths, and a switching device operable topass alternately through said paths both the initial and the reradiatedsignals, whereby the extent of delay in said calibrated delay device andin said base station transmitter, receiver, and adjustable delay devicemay be compared, and a switch selectively operable to connect saidtransmitter with the output of said receiver either through saidadjustable delay, through said standard delay, or directly, whereby thevalue Aof either of said delays may be checked at said master station bycomparing the delayed and undelayed signals.

4. In electronic distance measuring systems having a master stationtransmitting a recurrent waveform signal, and a base station receivingsaid signal and reradiating a conforming signal to said master station,said system having at said base station a receiver, a transmitterreradiating signal energy derived from the receiver output, and anadjustable delay device associated with said base station receiver andtransmitter for delaying the reradiation of said signal to a controlledextent, said receiver being tuned to receive signals transmitted fromsaid master station and signals reradiated from said base stationtransmitter, the combination with a calibrated delay device at said basestation, of signal display means, and means energizing said signaldisplay means from the output of said base station receiver, said lastnamed means including a switching device passing through said calibrateddelay device signal energy received from said master station, andpassing directly signal energy reradiated by said base stationtransmitter, whereby the extent of delay in said calibrated delay deviceand the delay in said base station transmitter. receiver, and adjustabledelay device may be compared.

5. In pulse measuring apparatus, the combination with a cathode rayoscillograph and means for effecting sweep deection of the ray, of areceiver for receiving a radiated pulsed signal from a remote source, atransmitter for reradiating the signal output of said receiver, andmeans including an adjustable delay network for feeding the signaloutput of the receiver to the transmitter, said receiver being tuned toreceive both the initially radiated signal from the remote station andthe delayed reradiated signal from said transmitter, a circuit forimpressing impulses corresponding to the pulses of said initial andreradiated signals on said oscillograph to produce a composite tracethereon, a standard delay network, switching means periodicallyincluding said standard delay network in said last named circuit tosuperimpose on said composite trace a second and delayed trace, wherebythe displacement between the pulse of the reradiated signal of thecomposite trace and the pulse of the initial signal on the superimposedtrace is a measure of the relative delay in the receiver, transmitter,and adjustable delay network as compared with the standard delaynetwork.

6. In pulse measuring apparatus, the combination with a cathode rayoscillograph and means for effecting sweep deflection of the ray, of areceiver for receiving a radiated pulsed signal from a remote source, atransmitter for reradiating the signal output of said receiver to saidremote source and to the receiver, and means including an adjustabledelay network for feeding the signal output of the receiver to thetransmitter, means blocking reradiation by said transr mitter of signalsonce reradiated by said transmitter, a circuit supplied by the receiveroutput for impressing impulses corresponding to the pulses of saidinitial and reradiated signals on said oscillograph to produce acomposite trace thereon, a standard delay network, switching meansperiodically including said standard delay network in said last namedcircuit to superimpose on said composite trace a second and delayedtrace, whereby the displacement between the pulse of the reradiatedsignal of the composite trace and the pulse of the initial signal on thesuperimposed trace is a measure of the relative delay in the receiver,transmitter, and adjustable delay network as compared with the standarddelay network.

7. In pulse measuring apparatus, the combination with a cathode rayoscillograph and means for effecting sweep deiiection of the ray, of areceiver for receiving a radiated pulsed signal from a remote source, atransmitter for reradiating the signal output of said receiver to saidremote source and to the receiver, and means including an adjustabledelay network for feeding the signal output of the receiver to thetransmitter, means blocking reradiation by said transmitter of signalsonce reradiated by said transmitter, a circuit supplied by the receiveroutput for impressing impulses corresponding to the pulses of saidinitial and reradiated signals on said oscillograph to produce acomposite trace thereon, a standard delay network, switching meansperiodically including said standard delay network in said last namedcircuit to superimpose on said composite trace a second and delayedtrace, whereby the displacement between the pulse of the reradiatedsignal of the composite trace and the pulse of the initial signal on thesuperimposed trace is a measure of the relative delay in the receiver,transmitter, and adjustable delay network as compared with the standarddelay network, said oscillograph including a sweep generator energizedfrom the receiver output and delivering a sweep signal of duration lessthan that required to display reradiated signals passing through saidstandard delay network.

ARTHUR F. HASBROOK.

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